Finding free images of high quality is a tedious task - due to copyright issues, attribution requirements, or simply the lack of quality. This inspired us to create Pixabay - a repository for stunning public domain pictures. Your source for free vectors, free drawings and free photos. You can freely use any Pixabay image without attribution in digital and printed form, even for commercial applications.

These images are free to use for anything you want: non-profit, commercial, business, print, web, screen, film, or anything else. You are not required to credit my name or this site. Basically, you can treat the images as if they were in the public domain. Though it is not required to give credit, we’d love if it you did give us credit or link back to the site. In case you are willing to paste a link:

Each image shown on HiveStock.com also includes a link to the license details. Please click this link and read the terms for each image to know what permissions have been granted by the artist. Common license terms for images on HiveStock.com include: Creative Commons Most images shown on HiveStock.com are published under a "Creative Commons" license. There are several Creative Commons licenses, so you must read license details for each image to know what rights the artist has granted you. Public Domain A work in the "Public Domain" is defined as a work with no copyright, i.e. no rights reserved by the artist. However, there may still be limits on what you can do with these images (see below). Read more on Public Domain Sherpa.

This site currently contains more than 2500 files, 6GB of free abstract digital photos, backgrounds and basic video clips ready for you to download and use. The downloads are designed to be used directly in your designs, as layer textures or as inspiration and ideas for further development. Graphics for Design use, DTP, DTV, Multimedia and art / montage applications. The materials contained here are free to download and use, but you must credit / link to this site if you use them in any commercial application or product. You may not redistribute these photographs as stock for reuse.

NLM Copyright InformationGovernment information at NLM Web sites is in the public domain. Public domain information may be freely distributed and copied, but it is requested that in any subsequent use the National Library of Medicine (NLM) be given appropriate acknowledgement. When using NLM Web sites, you may encounter documents, illustrations, photographs, or other information resources contributed or licensed by private individuals, companies, or organizations that may be protected by U.S. and foreign copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use as defined in the copyright laws requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Specific NLM Web sites containing protected information provide additional notification of conditions associated with its use.

ABOUT: Calisphere is the University of California's free public gateway to a world of primary sources. More than 150,000 digitized items — including photographs, documents, newspaper pages, political cartoons, works of art, diaries, transcribed oral histories, advertising, and other unique cultural artifacts — reveal the diverse history and culture of California and its role in national and world history.

ABOUT: Images from the History of Medicine (IHM) provides access to nearly 70,000 images
The collection includes portraits, photographs, caricatures, genre scenes, posters, and graphic art illustrating the social and historical aspects of medicine dated from the 15th to 21st century

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION: copyright information for each image in IHM is located in the Copyright Statement field of Media Information in the left hand sidebar when viewing an image in Detail View.

ABOUT: The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
View the sources by continent and timeline

ABOUT: The Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) contains catalog records and digital images representing a rich cross-section of still pictures held by the Prints & Photographs Division and other units of the Library. Not all images displayed in this catalog are in the public domain; It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the Library's collections. COPYRIGHT INFORMATION:http://www.loc.gov/homepage/legal.html#copyright

ABOUT: list of links (alphabetical) to US government photos and images by agency. COPYRIGHT INFORMATION: Most of these images and graphics are available for use in the public domain, and they may be used and reproduced without permission or fee. However, some images may be protected by license. We strongly recommend you thoroughly read the disclaimers on each site before use. For information about obtaining seals of Federal Agencies and the United States, please see the Government Printing Office website.

ABOUT: Stock photos and graphics. (make sure to use the ‘free’ images, not the ‘premium’ ones)

COPYRIGHT INFO: Royalty free stock photos. All pictures are free for commercial and personal use. If you intend to use an image you find here for commercial use, please be aware that no model release was obtained and pictures featuring products or property should be used with care.

ABOUT: The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture from 11th to mid-19th centuries. The Web Gallery of Art is copyrighted as a database. Images and documents downloaded from this database can only be used for educational and personal purposes.

COPYRIGHT INFO: images and documents downloaded from this database can only be used for educational and personal purposes. Distribution of the images in any form is prohibited without the authorization of their legal owner.

ABOUT: Explore thousands of images from leading illustrated publisher Dorling Kindersley. Perfect for illustrating homework, school projects and generally being creative, you can browse our clip art by A-Z or by school subjects

ABOUT: The SIRIS Image Gallery contains a sampling of visual records that are part of the Collections Search Center. The Image Gallery includes over 266,300 electronic images from several archival repositories and museums at the Smithsonian.